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Ravaged coastal buffer left land vulnerable.
The deadly impact of the Myanmar cyclone was likely worsened by an environmental problem plaguing Asia's coastlines: widespread degradation of mangrove forests.
U.N. pressures Myanmar to allow aid.
With up to 1.5 million people in Myanmar now believed to be facing the threat of starvation and disease United Nations officials all but demanded Thursday that the government open its doors to supplies and aid workers.
A call for criminal inquiry on mine collapse.
Senior staff at Utah's Crandall Canyon Mine, where nine miners died last August, withheld information from federal officials that could have prevented the disaster and should face a criminal inquiry.
Evangelicals press to fight global warming.
When the Senate takes up legislation next month to confront global warming, environmental groups will have some fervent new allies: evangelicals and other Christian activists.
More problems with plastics.
Human exposure to hormone-disrupting synthetic chemicals, which can leach from a slew of consumer products, is continuous and widespread.
Barstow railyard emissions seen as increased risk of cancer.
Barstow?s railyard emits more diesel pollution than any other yard in the state, meaning that people who live near by are at a heightened risk for cancer, according to a study.
Firefighters show higher risks of certain cancers.
A new study suggests that firefighters face higher-than-average risks of several types of cancer, adding to evidence that the job carries hazards beyond the fires themselves.
High court rules poultry producers can be defendants.
An Arkansas Supreme Court decision means poultry producers can go to trial in a suit brought by Prairie Grove area residents who claim chicken litter has caused cancer.
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Andi McDaniel has a piece entitled Can We Create a World Without Waste? at Alternet. I think it's an important piece to read as the earth grows smaller... the places on this planet which we use as dumping grounds are getting closer and closer to people as developed areas and populations expand.One of the ways to curb the trash we throw out is to be smarter about buying - avoiding whatever we do not need, and perhaps avoiding what is covered in too much packaging. But some manufacturers and selle...
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